European Commission

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The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding EU treaties, and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive branch
institution of the European Union
supranational organization
alsoKnownAs EC
European Commission
surface form: EU Commission
appointedBy European Council
budget over 150 billion euros per year
composition one Commissioner from each EU member state
cooperatesWith Council of the European Union
Court of Justice of the European Union
European Central Bank
European Court of Auditors
European Parliament
country European Union
hasOffice Berlaymont building
hasPart Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Directorate-General for Budget
Directorate-General for Climate Action
Directorate-General for Communication
Directorate-General for Competition
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs
Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Directorate-General for Energy
Directorate-General for Environment
Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security
Directorate-General for Informatics
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Directorate-General for International Partnerships
Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers
Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport
Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union
Directorate-General for Trade
Legal Service
Secretariat-General
hasRole executive of the European Union
guardian of the treaties
initiator of EU legislation
headquartersLocation Belgium
Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels
inception 1958
jurisdiction European Union
legalBasis Treaty of Rome
Treaty on European Union
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
mainFunction enforces EU law
implements EU policies
manages EU budget
proposes EU legislation
represents EU internationally in certain policy areas
numberOfMembers 27
oversees application of EU treaties
implementation of EU law in member states
partOf European Union
policyArea agricultural policy
climate policy
competition policy
consumer protection
digital policy
energy policy
environmental policy
health and food safety policy
migration and home affairs
regional policy
research and innovation policy
single market regulation
trade policy
transport policy
positionHeldBy European Commissioner
European Commissioner
surface form: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

President of the European Commission
subjectToApprovalBy European Parliament
subordinateTo European Union
website https://ec.europa.eu
workLanguage English
French
German

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subject surface form: Pascal Lamy
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subject surface form: ES22
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this entity surface form: European Commission 2024–2029
Autoriteit Consument en Markt cooperatesWith European Commission
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Mies van der Rohe Award sponsor European Commission
Diederik Samsom employer European Commission
Kristalina memberOf European Commission
subject surface form: Kristalina Georgieva
Kristalina employer European Commission
subject surface form: Kristalina Georgieva
Georgieva employer European Commission
subject surface form: Kristalina Georgieva
HR/VP memberOfBody European Commission
Josep Borrell worksFor European Commission
Directorate of European Affairs worksWith European Commission
subject surface form: Directorate of European Affairs (Switzerland)
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XEU governingBody European Commission
European Deposit Insurance Scheme (proposed) proposedBy European Commission
subject surface form: European Deposit Insurance Scheme
Dipartimento del Tesoro collaboratesWith European Commission
this entity surface form: Commissione europea